Pregnant Women Should Be Cautious When Wearing Shoes. Six Tips For Expectant Mothers To Wear Shoes

For expectant mothers shoes Six common sense

In general, human beings both feet The volume and shape of is more or less different in a day, and this change is acceptable in human foot soft tissue, that is, this change is within the tolerable range. However, the determination of the tolerable range is also related to the tolerable time. In short, the shorter the time, the larger the tolerable range is, and the longer the time, the smaller the tolerable range is.

Therefore, under the condition of average daily shoe wearing time, the best tolerable range of foot circumference or slightly fat is 3-5 mm.

The feet of pregnant women are a complex condition, with many physiological changes. The change (swelling) of foot circumference in a day is between 10-25mm, which is far beyond the tolerance of human feet. However, the change of pregnant women's foot shape is only limited to the change of circumference (fatness), and the change of foot length depends on the weight (i.e. sitting, standing and walking). The average change of sitting and standing posture is about 4-7mm, and the average change of standing and walking posture is about 3-6mm.

Therefore, during pregnancy, especially during the last three months of pregnancy shoes The demand of is very important.

The following principles should be paid attention to when choosing the size of maternity shoes:

(1) Footwear size: It depends on the length of the foot. You must pay attention to the extension of the sitting, standing and walking posture, which is about 10mm more than the foot length.

(2) Choose shoes with round head, wide fatness and soft upper material.

(3) The shoe type should be open up, that is, the shoelace tying type or the velcro tape type is better, and then the shoe style with elastic band or adjustable width can be selected.

(4) During the ten months of pregnancy, different shoes can be worn at the early stage (0-6 months) and the later stage (6-10 months), that is, the front shoes of pregnant women and the rear shoes of pregnant women, while the rear shoes of pregnant women should choose the guarantee device with heel coasters.

(5) When purchasing pregnant women's shoes, attention should be paid to the heel height. The ideal heel height is 15-30mm. Although flat heel shoes are acceptable, with the influence of pregnant women's "weight gain" and "walking backwards", it often brings heel discomfort such as plantar fasciitis after childbirth.

(6) Finally, the sole should have good wear resistance and slip resistance (such as double density PU material ）The outsole of the.

The above points should be paid attention to when purchasing maternity shoes generally. If abnormal symptoms at the end of pregnancy have occurred, it must be handled with other special footwear devices in cooperation with doctors.